Alternative financing remains underpenetrated avenue for miners – report Alternative financing options could generate $800 billion for miners over the next ten years, according to McKinsey. MINING.com Editor | March 8, 2021 | 10:31 am
Copper price up as Chinese imports surge China's copper imports rose 4.7% for the first two months of 2021 over last year. MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 8, 2021 | 10:25 am
MacLean launches industry-first battery electric shotcrete sprayer The ss5 and TM3 offer the mining industry a solution tailored to the application and to the underground environment. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | March 8, 2021 | 9:08 am
Coal India approves 32 mining projects worth $6.4 billion The world’s biggest miner is counting on a revival in demand for the fuel. Bloomberg News | March 8, 2021 | 9:00 am
Gold price slides to 10-month low, may fall further Gold could fall further towards $1,660 with yields potentially moving higher, says a TD analyst. MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 8, 2021 | 8:53 am
Osisko Metals reports high zinc, lead grades from Pine Point Company has reported assays for the first four holes drilled as part of an infill and hydrogeological program at the zinc-lead project in the Northwest Territories. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | March 8, 2021 | 8:41 am
Tesla is plugging a secret mega-battery into the Texas grid A Tesla subsidiary registered as Gambit Energy Storage LLC is quietly building a more than 100 megawatt energy storage project in Angleton, Texas. Bloomberg News | March 8, 2021 | 8:17 am
Xi’s green drive heralds speedy end to aluminum’s era of plenty China’s climate policy is poised to do what years of international pressure couldn’t -- halt the growth of the world’s biggest aluminum industry. Bloomberg News | March 8, 2021 | 8:10 am
Friedland-backed HPX to fast-track Guinea iron ore project High Power Exploration (HPX) raised $200 million for its proposed Nimba iron ore mine in southeastern Guinea. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 8, 2021 | 7:13 am